As to the investigation:

A poll worker reported to his supervisors that he saw Coulter try to vote in the precinct closest to her Palm Beach home. But when she was told the address on her voter's registration was elsewhere, Coulter ran out instead of correcting it and ended up voting in a precinct that wasn't hers. Knowingly voting in the wrong precinct in Florida is a felony.

Elections Supervisor Arthur Anderson gave Coulter until April 30 to explain what happened, but she has yet to answer his registered letters. Now with Jimenez, Kelly said, officials will wait "a few more weeks" before starting a procedure that could strip Coulter of her right to vote here and refer the case to State Attorney Barry Krischer for possible prosecution. Coulter couldn't be reached and Jimenez didn't return calls.

I know Ms. Coulter doesn't like criminal defense attorneys, and it must be galling to her to have to stoop to retaining one, even one with a prosecutor's heart. I hope she doesn't do what Martha Stewart did and go in to speak with officials thinking she can talk her way out of it. The jails are filled with people who thought if only they could explain, proseuctors would see it their way and decline to file a case. Instead, their statements served as more fodder for the prosecution - and a conviction.

My advice: Button up, Ann, even if you have the best defense in the world. Save it for the jury. And if your politically savvy, white-glove law firm can't save you from being charged, give Roy Black a call. He has a great track record in Palm Beach county --Just ask Rush and Michael Kennedy Smith.